Business cost cutting:Virtual Office (No Comments »)
New start-ups are on the increase, rising from 432,300 in 2007 to 436,600 in 2008, with the overall number of businesses in the UK increasing to around 2.9 million. Setting up a business today’s recession can be a challenge in itself, especially as many existing businesses are downsizing to keep afloat. It is therefore vital that start-ups keep a firm hand on the purse strings.
Here are some helpful tips on how to get started and save money in the process click here to read more on the article at businesswings.co.uk.
icomplete.com provides a beauty-full service (No Comments »)
icomplete, an online business suite designed to help businesses answer the phone and book appointments, has launched a specialist beauty division. The virtual salon reception service provides beauty salons with virtual receptionists that are fully trained beauty technicians. It means the phones can be answered professionally and with real knowledge on exactly what a salon needs from a good receptionist. Read more
The virtual salon reception service is run by Claire Hibbert who is an ex beauty salon owner, so the business is in safe hands when her team handle your diaries, answer calls, update customer records and appointment schedules or send out brochures and gift vouchers.
Business visibility (No Comments »)
Business networking is a vital to meet other small business sharing ideas, opportunities and referrals. It can be done online or offline. It is a great way to raise your profile in the market place talking about your products and services and inevitably increasing business. You will also make great friends along the way and it can be a great support network helping you through your business journey. Here are some excellent networking, forums and directories we recommend you try out.
In the news (No Comments »)
How can businesses manage and cope with absenteeism?
By Claire Hibbert
www.icomplete.com
Running a business can be pretty tough and having a reliable workforce is key to surviving in today’s economic recession. What many small businesses fail to realise though, especially in the early stages of setting up or during a recession is that inadequate staffing means overstretched and stressed workers , and consequently the long term affects lead to a high staff turnover, a drop in quality control and customer service causing business to suffer.
In May 2008, statistics revealed that workers took 176m sick days last year costing £11.6bn - up 10m days on 2002. But employers suspect a large slice of that, 15% or some 25m days, were as a result of feigned sickness. Unreliable staff can result for many reasons so what does a company do to when it is left to cope with staff absenteeism? View full article.
Online advice for small business (No Comments »)
Newbusiness.co.uk
This website provides you with the latest essential advice and guidance that you need to grow and develop your company, providing you with special reports, top tips and practical advice which you can use in the workplace. The site attracts over one million hits per month and is recommended by Regus, Abbey Business Banking and offices of Business Link for their own business customers.
Banish sales calls & junk mail? (No Comments »)
Do you want to stop unwanted sales calls, faxes or junk mail in an instant? Look no further we have the answer to your problem. Click on the links below to find out how easy it is to block calls or stop your letter box being clogged up. Do your spring clean now!
MPS- Mailing
TPS- Phone
FPS-Fax
How to create and send out an email newsletter (No Comments »)
Helen Dowling from Exceptional Thinking provides small businesses with helpful guides on how to get the most out of marketing their business. Here she gives advice on creating an email newsletter from scratch. Click here to find out more
Top 10 tips to reduce costs in business (No Comments »)
icomplete have compiled a list of top ten tips to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of your business which was recently published at bytestart.co.uk business portal, click here to view.
What one customer has to say… (No Comments »)
Osteopath – case study
Alexander Hickman set up in private practice a year ago and the business is thriving. He has expanded his clinics to Yeovil, Somerset and London where he provides a variety of treatments which include Osteopathy, Inversion Therapy and Reiki. His challenge was that he needed to find a system which would expand and grow with his business, helping him to manage his client’s appointments, keep new contacts and notes, and ultimately help him to manage the office side of his business.
Great links for women in business (No Comments »)
In the office we have collected a number of links which are aimed at women in business. Whether you’re an employee at a salon or a keen entrepreneur running your own beauty business these links may interest you.